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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Feb 2012
Sri Lanka (Human Rights)

"Forgive me. My hon. Friend and I agree on a number of issues, but not on this one. No, I do not believe that any more time should be given. I mean no offence to him.

When someone has had an accusation made against them, I have some concern about …..."

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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 22 Feb 2012
Sri Lanka (Human Rights)

"Yes, I was aware of that. I have also been made aware of other such lists of people who are no longer there. Something must have happened to them.

I appreciate that other Members want to speak, so I will finalise my words shortly. The Tamil people deserve justice; everyone …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 25 Oct 2011
Oral Answers to Questions

"Does my hon. Friend agree that if the Sri Lankan Government’s report does not answer the questions about the atrocities committed against the Tamil people, this issue will have to be taken forward as a matter of urgency?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 13 Oct 2011
Middle East and North Africa

"Does my right hon. Friend agree that the advancements that could be made after the long-overdue release of Gilad Shalit could be followed by Hamas agreeing to recognise the state of Israel and renounce violence?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Sep 2011
Human Rights on the Indian Subcontinent

"As my hon. Friend rightly said, I will speak more about the issues relating to the Tamil community later. Does he agree that what is needed is justice for the Tamil people?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Sep 2011
Human Rights on the Indian Subcontinent

"I pay tribute to my hon. Friend the Member for Wycombe (Steve Baker) and the others who have secured this joint debate. I also assure my hon. Friend the Member for Northampton South (Mr Binley) that I intend to ask for justice for all in Sri Lanka...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Sep 2011
Human Rights on the Indian Subcontinent

"I knew that he would be pleased to hear that.

As we have heard from the right hon. Member for Rotherham (Mr MacShane), it seems that we are not allowed to debate in our House of Commons issues that affect our constituents. Well I can assure the authorities in India …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Sep 2011
Human Rights on the Indian Subcontinent

"I agree with my hon. Friend that it surely cannot take two years—it is now some two years since the conflict ended—to decide whether somebody is a terrorist or whether they should stand trial; nor should it take two years for those trials to take place. That certainly should have …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Sep 2011
Human Rights on the Indian Subcontinent

"My hon. Friend is perfectly correct: there should be answers to those questions...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Sep 2011
Human Rights on the Indian Subcontinent

"I obviously accept what my hon. Friend says; equally, however, we saw on our TV screens only recently that people in Libya said one thing when they were interviewed at first and something quite separate a few weeks later...."
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